The Pinstriped Baseball Lane

The 2020 baseball season is getting closer and the predicted match-up that will supposedly kick it off is expected to be packed with intense entertainment.

To all the baseball fans out there, “Can you come up with a better way than what the baseball world has planned for the sport during this virus? I bet there can’t be a better suggestion out there than was is set for Opening Day. After all, no one could really ask for much better to start a new season during this time.

In terms of getting the 2020 baseball season on track, the New York Yankees will travel to the Washington, D.C. to face the Washington Nationals for Opening Day in MLB’s new season, according to a report from the New York Post. 

The game is expected to be on Thursday, July 23, that is if conditions allow  baseball to proceed with the newly agreed upon 60-game season. With the game currently set for then, I am sure I am not the only one that believes that it will be one of the biggest games/series of 2020. If all goes well with the virus, game one between the two teams will feature an epic starting pitching duel.

Two of the game’s best starters will clash on the mound, as Gerrit Cole will finally get to step onto a major league mound in his new pinstriped uniform. He will be going up against Max Scherzer.

The two pitching studs are familiar with each other, as they were competing against each other in the 2019 World Series. We all know that Cole’s Astros fell to the Nats in the 2019 World Series. The two dueled against each other in Game 1 with the Nats emerging victorious, I just hope The Cole Train helps the Yankees emerge on top on July 23rd. With that being said, I am confident that he and the Yankees will acquire another championship to add to the organization’s trophy cabinet.

As both teams are expecting to be in the hunt for the 2020 World Series crown, this Opening Day should be very interesting. The Nats, of course, are defending their title and have one of the best rotations in baseball. The Yankees fell short in the ALCS with a star-studded lineup that included a dominating and healthy Aaron Judge. It also included a healthy Giancarlo Stanton. With almost everyone healthy and the addition of Cole, this Opening Day should be a historic one.

With this match up, fans will get a glimpse a possible World Series clash on Opening Day. I believe both teams will provide a well fought battle against each other and a shorten season with a postseason hype should bring out the best in both teams, as this will be both clubs’ first look at major league action of 2020.